Exodus 30:38

38 Whosoever shall make any in like manner, so as to smell it, shall perish from his people.

Exodus 30:38 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 30:38

Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto,
&c.] A man might make a perfume of the same ingredients, and of the same weight, and exactly like it, but not to burn for his own delight and pleasure; but if he made it and sold it to the congregation, as Jarchi observes, he was not guilty; but if it was for his own private use and pleasure, then he

shall even be cut off from his people; (See Gill on Exodus 30:33).

Exodus 30:38 In-Context

36 And of these thou shalt beat some small, and thou shalt put it before the testimonies in the tabernacle of testimony, whence I will make myself known to thee: it shall be to you a most holy incense.

37 Ye shall not make any for yourselves according to this composition; it shall be to you a holy thing for the Lord.

38 Whosoever shall make any in like manner, so as to smell it, shall perish from his people.

Footnotes

• [a] to smell in it.